Skip to content
Join our Newsletter

Politics

Ottawa to pour $100 million into Telefilm Canada over two years

Ottawa to pour $100 million into Telefilm Canada over two years

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to pour $100 million into the film and TV industry. Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge says the money will go to Telefilm Canada over two years.
Fundraising scandal: CAQ says it's ready to end donations to political parties

Fundraising scandal: CAQ says it's ready to end donations to political parties

QUEBEC — The Coalition Avenir Québec says it's prepared to end donations to political parties, after several CAQ members were accused of soliciting $100 donations from mayors hoping to meet with ministers.
Time to revisit ethics rules around gifts, Tory MP says after Trudeau Jamaica trip

Time to revisit ethics rules around gifts, Tory MP says after Trudeau Jamaica trip

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Michael Barrett says what he calls the "status quo" is not working when it comes to the rules that govern gifts to public office holders.
James Biden agrees to a private interview with House Republicans investigating the president

James Biden agrees to a private interview with House Republicans investigating the president

WASHINGTON (AP) — James Biden will appear before House Republicans for a private interview next month as lawmakers seek to regain some momentum in their monthslong impeachment inquiry into his brother, President Joe Biden.
Ontario expands program to train long-term care staff

Ontario expands program to train long-term care staff

STRATFORD, ONTARIO — Ontario is extending a program that helps long-term care homes provide clinical placements for nursing and personal support worker students.

Key recommendations from Lionel Desmond inquiry, seven years after N.S. killings

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Nova Scotia provincial court Judge Paul Scovil makes 25 recommendations in his final report following a public inquiry into why Lionel Desmond, a former soldier, killed three family members and himself in 2017.
Democrats' challenge to Wisconsin absentee ballot rules is a step closer to state Supreme Court

Democrats' challenge to Wisconsin absentee ballot rules is a step closer to state Supreme Court

MADISON, Wis.
Trudeau says Ottawa 'actively working' to find missing Palestinian Canadian in Gaza

Trudeau says Ottawa 'actively working' to find missing Palestinian Canadian in Gaza

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government is "actively engaged" after a Palestinian Canadian was reported missing in the Gaza Strip.

Illinois voters trying to boot Trump from ballot file legal challenge after election board defeat

CHICAGO (AP) — A group of voters trying to remove former President Donald Trump's name from Illinois' primary ballot over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.
Days of Darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions

Days of Darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions

WASHINGTON (AP) — At first his stories seemed harmless. Tales about secret organizations plotting to take over the world, about the good guys working to save it, and about the proof that, if you knew where to look, was hiding in plain sight.